TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan 2026: How India's 100-Day Campaign Is Using AI and Community Action

India has achieved a 21% reduction in TB incidence since 2015 — nearly double the global rate. The current 100-day campaign combines AI diagnostics, mobile screening units, and a whole-of-society approach built around jan bhagidari.

Half of India's TB patients show no typical symptoms, according to the National TB Prevalence Survey. This finding drove a strategic shift from passive case detection to active proactive screening using mobile diagnostic vans.

Mobile vans with AI-enabled handheld X-ray units and molecular testing have screened over 20 crore people. They detected 32.65 lakh TB cases, including 10.9 lakh asymptomatic ones that would otherwise have remained undiagnosed.

The next phase will deploy over 3,000 AI-powered X-ray devices alongside next-generation diagnostics. Data tools will target high-risk villages and urban wards. The government positions this as a model for the Global South.

25 ministries, all panchayati raj institutions, 2 lakh+ My Bharat volunteers, and TB Vijetas (recovered patients) are participating. The campaign spans central ministries down to village panchayats.

Informal settlements and migrant worker clusters in cities present transmission challenges distinct from rural settings. The campaign prioritises high-risk urban pockets as India's urbanisation accelerates.

The Ni-kshay portal at nikshay.in tracks TB patient notifications and treatment outcomes. Programme policy is maintained by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.